Combined clod-crusher and land-roller



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G. N. LAKE.

COMBINED GLOD GRUSHBRAND LAND ROLLER, No. 353,952. Patented Decp'i,1886.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. G. N. LAKE.

COMBINED ULOD ORUSHER AND LAND ROLLER.

No. 353,952. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

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UNiTnn STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

GEORGE N. LAKE, OF NORTH LAWRENCE, KANSAS.

COMBINED CLOD-CRUSHER AND LAND-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,952, dated December7, 1886.

Application filed June 8,1885. Serial No.168,0li2. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE N. LAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedClodGrushers and Land-Rollers; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to land-rollers, and aims to provide a rollerwhich may be readily adapted for use as a clod-crushing roller or forsmoothing purposes and it consists in certain constructions andcombinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, ofmy roller. Fig. 3 is a detached section of the roller near the endthereof. Fig. 4 is a detached section of the wheel or frame of theroller. Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the scraper-hoe and thedevices for operating the same. Fig. 6 is a detached section similar toFig. 3 and illustrating a modification. Fig. 7 is an end view of one ofthe slats. Fig. 8 is a plan view of a portion of one of the slats. Fig.9 is a plan View of the end of the slat provided with the slot for thearm of the clamping-band. Figs. 10 and 11 are detailed viewsillustrating the form of boxing which is preferred. Fig. 12 is asectional View of a portion of the roller, with the slats arranged foruse as clod-crushers. Fig. 13 is a similar view showing the slatsreversed and in position for use as a smoothingroller. Fig. 14 is adetailed sectional view on a bent line, X X, Fig. 13; and Fig. 15 is ade tailed view of a section of the scraper-shoe, all of which will bedescribed.

The main frame of the roller consists of bearings A A, front bars. A,rear bar, A end bars, A, and trnssaods A. The bearing-frames aredepressed centrally, and are provided at such points with hearings a forthe trunnions of the rollers. This trunnion is prel'erably at the end ofa shaft which extends through the roller sections or section, and isprovided at suitable points with cylindrical port-ions B,

which [it bearings B of the end ring or wheel of the roller-frame. Theroller-frame is pro vided at the opposite end of the bearing B, withflange-plates E the radial flange of which extends inward beyond thebearing surface between the bearing-surfaces of parts B B, and preventsthe ingress of dirt and the egress of waste and oil or other lubricant.

The ends of the bearing-frames A being elevated above the bearings ofthe rollers, enables the application of the draft at a higher point thanif said parts were formed in a continuous horizontal plane. The bars Aextend between and connect the upper ends of the bearingbars A. Thefront and rear bars,A Aficonnect the upper ends of the several bars Atogether. The trussrods A, extending between the hearing bars A, andbeing supplied with nuts, by which they may be tightened, serve toenable the clamping of such bars securely together and the tightening upof such connections from time to time as they may become loosened bywear.

On the supporting-frame I mount the seatbars 0 O, which have upperhorizontal portions or rails, 0, extended in the line of motion of themachine. The seat D is provided with a suitable foot-rest, cl, and hason its under side guides D, which slide on the rails O; The parts D Carearranged close to the plane of the seat D, so that the operator, byresting with his hands upon the rail 0, can throw his weight almostentirely off the seat and adjust the same back or forth withoutdismounting from the machine. The adjustment of this seat back or forth,as is well understood, is for the purpose of increasing the powerof thedrivers weight upon the roller or of reducing such power, as may bedesired.

The roller may be made in one, two,or more sections, as desired, and isconstructed with end wheels, E, slats F, clamping-rings H, and the clampdevices presently described. The spokes and tires of the wheels E arepreferably formed of angle iron, the tire being provided with aninwardly-projecting flange. E, which is provided on opposite sides ofone or more of thespokes with slots 0, through which to insert the armsof the clamping-rings, and the spokes adiaceutto said slots e areprovided with a lug, e, for engagement by the hook or arm of theclamping-lmnd. The flange E may also be formed with concavities e",fitted ICO to receive the slats or rim-sections of the roller. Thesesections F are provided on one side with elod -crushing projections f,and have their other sides made smooth for use as a smoothing-roller..These sections are rested at their oppositeends on the flanges E oftheir end wheels, and may be reniovably secured to such flanges byscrews; but I prefer to secure them by the clamping-band H. Thisclamping-band may be extended entirely around the roller; but I preferto employ two bands to each end of the roller, each one of said bandsextending but half-way round the said roller. I provide these bands attheir opposite ends with inwardly-projected hooks or arms H.

In the application of the parts the rim sections or slats are rested onthe flanges E. One arm H of the clamping-band H is passed through aslot, f, in one of the sections F, thence through the slot 0 of theflange E, and

is engaged by the lug e, as shown in Fig. 3.-

The other arm H of said band is passed through slotsf e on the oppositesides of the wheel, and are secured by the clamp; This clamp may consistof a bolt inserted through an opening in the spoke and having one endhooked to engage the arm H of the band H, and its other end providedwith a nut, by which it may be tightened, as is shown in Fig. 6, bywhich construction the band may 2', which is threaded through the spoke,as

clearly shown in said Fig. 3. By this construction the band may betightened and the .rim sections or slats be securely held to the roller.

By releasing the clamp the rinrsections may be removed and reversed onthe wheel, so as to present a smooth or clod-crushing surface. I formthese sections with one edge rounded and the other edge grooved, formingpractically a tongue-and-groove joint between the sections. The shoe Jis supported on the lower end of the supportingbar J, and may bear atall times against the surface of the roller. I prefer, however, toemploy a footlever, K, and a link, K, connecting said footlever with thearm J, so' that the shoe may be adj usted against or away from theroller at pleasure. The shoe J is provided on one edge with a series ofslots, 9', which will escape the projections fwhen the roller is beingused as a clod-crusher. The other edge of the shoeis smooth, and saidshoe may be removed or reversed on its support to adapt it to theroller, whether said roller is used as a clod-crusher or for smoothingpurposes.

It will be observed that the concavities e are formed in the flange orperiphery of the wheels in succession, so that the edges of the slatsmay abut and form a continuous shell. The slats or rim-sections, incross-section, have their opposite sides preferably'convexed, so thatwhen in place they form a smooth unbroken surface, no matter which sideis outermost. The concavities or concaved portions of the periphery ofthe wheel correspond with the transversely-con vexed sides of the slatsor rim-sections, to form a seat therefor and present a firm bearing fromedge to edge.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A land-roller comprising wheels or supporting-frames, and reversibleslats or rimsections provided on one side with clod-erushingprojections, substantially as set forth.

2. A combined crusher and land-roller, constructed substantially asherein shown and described, and consisting of a frame carrying a shaftprovided with wheels having flanges and reversible slats secured to thesaid flanges, having their opposite sides convexed transversely andprovided upon one side with teeth or projections, substantially as setforth.

3. In a combined clod'crusher and landroller, the combination, with thewheels having flanges provided with concavities, of the slats orrim-sections conveXed transversely upon the opposite sides'and providedwith teeth or projections upon one side, substantially as herein shownand described, whereby said slats can be reversed to form a crusher orroller, as set forth.

4. In a combined clod-crusher and landroller, the slats or rim-sectionsmade, substantially as herein shown and described, with both sidesconvexed transversely, whereby the said slats are adapted to be reversedand still form a cylindrical shell. as set forth. I

5. A land-roller consisting of wheels or supporting-frames, reversibleslats or rim-sections provided on one side with elod-crushingprojections, and a retaining strip fitted over the slats, and a clampfor securing and tightening said strips. substantially as set forth.

6. In a land-roller, the combination'of the wheel or supporting-frame,the rim-sections, a retaining-strip having one end held to thesupporting-frame and provided at its other .end with aninwardly-projected hook-arm, a

lever having one end engaged with said arm, and a screw engaging theother end of the lever, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a roller having

